the world is at stake

These outing teams need radio stations even more, and now the radio station can be allocated to Zhou Qingfeng who is in the imperial capital, which only shows one thing--the country can produce electronic tubes in small batches, and the production place is in Tianjin.

Tianjin is close to the imperial city, and its industry is relatively developed, and there are many new schools established by the Westernization Movement.Including Beiyang University, the predecessor of Tianjin University, has a group of new-style students with certain scientific literacy.

These students are currently invaluable treasures. Instead of letting these students start a revolution, it is better to arrange for them to work in factories, with a monthly salary of 30 yuan, and a large number of graduates will beat their heads and want to rush in.

It's as if later generations with Ph.D. and master's degree went to work as a general worker in a cigarette factory, and it's better to give money than to talk about the truth.

There are many factories and institutes affiliated to the group in Tianjin.For example, Tianjin Light Bulb Factory and Battery Factory are two important ones.These days, the production of a battery light bulb flashlight is a high value-added technology product.

The scale of these industrialized seeds attached to the group is not large, with as few as dozens of people and as many as thousands of people, and the technical level is absolutely first-class.

Electron tubes are equivalent to special light bulbs. The technicians of 'Holy Light' have added an electron tube production line through the transformation of the light bulb factory equipment.

Relying on half-mechanical and half-manual methods, the light bulb factory can obtain about [-] electronic triodes and [-] diodes every day.This is the beginning of the information age.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is very excited about this, and plans to take advantage of Tianjin's "talent advantages" to expand the number of skilled workers from the current dozen to 300 within half a year. By increasing equipment, optimizing management and establishing assembly lines, the output will be increased by more than [-] times.

The increase of radio stations can greatly enhance the control of the central government over the local area, and it can respond to any situation within a few hours.Even remote areas like Xinjiang are no longer a problem.

Fast and timely information transmission can also greatly improve the efficiency of business operations. This was demonstrated most vividly in the late Ming Dynasty. The central government can use this to make money and obtain more tax revenue.

As for the military use of radio, it cannot be overemphasized.

The selected forces will definitely spend great efforts on the electronics industry, and 'Holy Light' must not lag behind in this area, and must rush to the forefront.

Along with the station were several technicians who installed hand generators and lead-acid batteries.Zhou Qingfeng asked to choose a roof to install a small windmill, which would be driven by a belt instead of human power for charging.

This modification requirement is not difficult, but also very practical.

That night, several small five-watt light bulbs were lit in Xiguanshi Village, attracting the whole village to watch the excitement.Regardless of the cold winter night, adults and children huddled under the light bulb at the entrance of the village and circled around.

The light shining in the dark greatly shocked the farmers in the ancient countryside, and it is a symbol of industrial civilization illuminating the agricultural society.

Standing under the light bulb, Zhou Qingfeng also breathed a sigh of relief. It can be illuminated at night, which can solve a big problem.In contact with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the Imperial Capital, he sent a report requesting more generators, more batteries, and more light bulbs.

But within a few days, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Imperial Capital sent Zhou Qingfeng a well-drilling team to dig wells for the village to solve the problem of water for living and irrigation.

"Oh... I forgot about the water. What a ghost without water!"

Chapter 19

The lighting of electric lights in Xiguanshi Village has been a rare and rare event in this impoverished village for thousands of years, attracting residents from all over the world to watch the excitement.

When the lights are on at night, the children circle around the light bulbs, chasing and playing, laughing and joking.

Zhou Qingfeng took dozens of officials to work, invited villagers to listen in, discussed the population and field data that had been counted during the day, and asked for a fair and equitable land distribution plan.

Wealth and land will not appear out of thin air, neither can discourage the enthusiasm of hard work to get rich, nor allow lazy people to benefit for nothing, but also provide minimum protection for abject poverty.This requires the executors to have a deep understanding of the situation and grasp the strength.

However, the fault-finding 'land reform' took away the groups that had occupied the greatest interests in the village in the past, and naturally the wealth released was distributed to the remaining villagers.

When the officials found out that Zhou Qingfeng had no selfish intentions and really wanted to seek benefits for the common people, they were extremely shocked.Many people are actually veterans, with a lot of knowledge and ideas, but they just can't do anything.

This "land reform" also gave the low-level officials a chance to take the lead. Zhou Qingfeng promised that those who can perform outstandingly in the land reform will be promoted, which can be regarded as mobilizing their enthusiasm.

The final plan basically benefited most of the villagers, organized them to work together, shared scarce production materials and tools, re-elected village and group leaders, and established a new grassroots management system.

Under this system, farmers have higher income and more enthusiasm for production, and the government can collect grain more effectively and reduce social conflicts.This approach is scalable without causing social chaos.

The farmers in the village were naturally happy to divide the fields, but before their freshness passed, a tall derrick was erected at the entrance of the village.A well-drilling team of more than a dozen people is laying down equipment to dig a deep well beside the field.

Not only the villagers were astonished by this incident, but even the officials who carried out the "land reform" were opened their eyes.They also wait and see the product of this industrial civilization.

The children in the village were courageous and pushed forward to the derrick with all their strength. When scolded by the workers of the drilling team, they stepped back a few steps, and then pushed forward again after a while.If they had to be beaten, they would cry and hide away.But it won't be long before they come again.

It is not difficult for ordinary farmers to dig a well. Just sprinkle ash on the ground to draw a circle, and dig it by manpower.

In fact, whether it is crooked or not is just to aim with your eyes to get a general idea.About three meters deep, the soil is wet.So I set up the potter's wheel and put a basket down.

Baskets and shovels are placed underground, and baskets are twisted upwards on the ground.The well got deeper and the mounds on the ground got bigger and bigger.When we reached a depth of four or five meters, the soil became water-stained, so we stopped.

The old-fashioned way of digging a well is to widen the well underground to create a gourd-shaped reservoir.How much water the well can store in the future depends on the volume of the pool.

But this kind of earthen well cannot be dug very deep, five meters is the limit, and ten meters is easy to collapse.

However, Didu is a city that is extremely short of water. The wells in the city are still polluted by domestic garbage for thousands of years, and there is no way to drink without deep wells.

At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the average groundwater level in the imperial capital was below ten meters.As the population of cities increases, industrial water consumption increases sharply, land loads increase, and groundwater levels plummet, falling below 25 meters all the way.

For an agricultural society, a well that can produce water normally regardless of drought or flood is a treasure, and it is related to the prosperity or decline of a family or a village.

But it is really difficult to drill a deep well of ten meters or even more than ten meters. Not to mention the huge cost, it is easy to kill people, and all previous efforts will be wasted.Not to mention that ordinary farmers cannot bear it, even big families must be cautious.

Before time and space restarted, the 'Holy Light' team thought that they were probably going to be rebels, and didn't pay much attention to drilling wells.But how to solve rural problems will be put on the table after taking the lead.

The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic did not consider the issue of agrochemical improvement of improved varieties, did not transform society to liberate productivity, and even failed to build large-scale water conservancy facilities.

To increase food production and increase farmers' income, the easiest and quickest way is to drill wells in the countryside.

Zhou Qingfeng went to carry out the "land reform" pilot project, and the Ministry of Agriculture naturally wanted to help. In addition to sending a few professional cadres, they also brought in professional drilling equipment by truck.

At the beginning of the founding of 'New China', the Turkmenistan Communist Party also faced the problem of difficulty in drafting water in the countryside. In the absence of mechanized well drilling equipment, it developed a well drilling method combining soil and foreign, nicknamed 'big pot cone'.

A 'cauldron cone' is a drilling tool that resembles a cauldron.

Build the derrick with hardwood, install the cylinder sleeve cone on the derrick, and the drill pipe is connected with the drill bit.The drill bit rotates to drill into the ground, and the mud, water, sand and stone are loaded into the cauldron along with the rotation, and then lifted to the ground.

A large grinding disc is installed on the ground, and the drill pipe is driven to rotate by manpower to dig underground wells.It takes seven or eight strong young men to push shoulder to arm, and the 'cauldron' rotates slowly.

When the 'cauldron' is filled with sand, the well-driller will climb up the derrick, step on the sky wheel to rotate, and the wire rope will wind up, lift the cauldron out of the ground, and pour out the soil and sand.

Compared with the local method, the drilling team of 'Holy Light' is equipped with a [-]-horsepower single-cylinder diesel engine as power, and does not need to rely on a strong guy to push the 'big pot cone', and the mechanical ability is better and faster.

When the diesel engine rang, the people in the surrounding villages gathered to watch the excitement. After all, there was not much farm work to do in winter, and idleness was idleness.

The speed of mechanical well drilling is obviously faster than that of manual labor. Although it is freezing cold, one day's work is worth half a month.Even the "big pot cone" combined with the soil and the ocean can easily reach a depth of 40 to [-] meters.

In just two days, the motor-driven well at the entrance of the village was drilled to 15 meters, and water was already leaking.

The drilling team measured the water quality and yield, combined with the village population and land area, stopped drilling, reinforced the well wall, and built an animal-powered lifting water truck at the well head.

After the well was dug, explosives were used and the village labor was mobilized to dig a water storage pond of dozens of square meters.The two-phase matching can basically guarantee the living and irrigation water of hundreds of people and animals in the village.

This simple well irrigation system can be completed in five to seven days.The cost is about 120 silver dollars, and the government provides personnel, technology and funds.

This well can not only solve the current drinking water problem in the village, but also increase the area of ​​irrigable arable land by hundreds of mu after digging the ditches, improve the quality of the existing arable land, and greatly reduce the labor intensity of farmers.

Zhou Qingfeng roughly estimated that the grain output of Xiguan Shicun will increase by at least 50.00% in the future, and the ability to resist drought will be greatly increased.

The expansion of land area also reduces the resistance to 'land reform'. After all, farmers today will not refuse to own a few more acres of land.This can also be regarded as laying down the conditions for future land ownership.

The effect of drilling wells is so good, which gives the central government great confidence.

The Ministry of Agriculture plans to set up [-] well-drilling teams within this year. First, [-] deep-water wells will be drilled in the Gyeonggi area. Together with the Guanting, Miyun, and Ming Tombs reservoirs currently under construction, the water problem for millions of people will be completely solved within three years.

Even if the number of diesel engines is not enough, the matter of well drilling must be promoted by manpower and animal power.

On the day when the well came out, the whole village, old and young, shouted and rejoiced.A few elderly people in the village brought hundreds of people out to worship, and this time they expressed their sincere thanks.

The villagers took out the eggs that they were reluctant to eat and boiled them, and gave them to the workers of the well-drilling team and the officials who divided the fields. Naturally, Zhou Qingfeng had to prepare a portion.

Zhou Qingfeng also fulfilled his promise. When writing a report to the Ministry of Civil Affairs and other departments, he not only described in detail the process of this land reform and the difficulties encountered, but also recommended more than a dozen officials with outstanding performance.

"The 'land reform' in Xiguanshi Village is currently feasible. By digging wells and releasing the sedimentary resources occupied by the village tyrants, the lives of most villagers have been improved.

However, whether this method can be promoted still needs to be tested.

I suggest that with the assistance of the military, [-] "land reform" working groups should be formed to continue to deepen reforms in the surrounding villages and towns of Xiguan City, fully exposing the contradictions.I will continue to moderate this. "

The report is long and there will be a convoy of trucks driving back into town.

While Zhou Qingfeng was writing the report, someone rushed into his office in the village crying, kowtowed on his knees, and wailed, "Master, please do me a favor, don't dig my man's grave! "

The voice was even more mournful, mournful and mournful.

Kneeling is the Zhao Li family, the poorest and most miserable family in the village.Her two children followed behind, also kneeling on the ground, trembling in bewilderment.

Noisy sounds came from outside the office building, obviously a lot of people gathered.If it wasn't for Zhou Qingfeng's prestige, it might not be the Zhao Li family who broke in.

Zhao Li continued to cry, "Master, I spent all the money in the family for my man's funeral. You can't dig his grave. Without that grave, how can I live in the village?"

Changing customs is an important step in the "land reform", and it is also a step that Zhou Qingfeng refuses to back down.Spending too much meaningless money on weddings and funerals in rural areas is also the most stubborn manifestation of feudal superstition.

"The graves of the whole village have to be moved to the cemetery, not for your family. And your man's grave is in the field, wasting a good land."

Zhou Qingfeng patiently explained that according to his original intention, he wanted to dig up all the graves and cremate the bones.However, there was too much resistance to the implementation, so we settled for the next best thing and chose to build a mass cemetery.

But this is still a huge resistance. The Chinese pay attention to burial, and they don't want their ancestors' coffins to be dug again after they are buried.Zhao Li's daring to stand out is probably instigated by the conservative forces in the whole village.

This woman is pitiful and hateful, but she is the epitome of the countryside.

Zhou Qingfeng felt irritable and was about to lose his temper when he was being teased, Chu Jingfu from the former "Yiguandao" whispered an idea into his ear, "Zhao Li is a foreign daughter-in-law, she is worried that she will be excluded in the village without that grave... ..."

Chu Jingfu came up with a typical bad idea, but it would be nice if it could solve the problem.

Hundreds of men, women and children from the village gathered outside the office room.Not only did they get the benefits of the 'Land Reform', but they were also dealt with by Zhou Qingfeng. They are all waiting to see how Master Zhou will deal with Mrs. Zhao and Li.

But after Zhou Qingfeng came out, he shouted at Zhao Lishi: "Which one do you want?"

Mrs. Zhao Li, who was still crying just now, came out of the office room, and became awkward in a blink of an eye. She lowered her head and replied, "Master, I don't see anyone."

"I didn't like anyone, so I just ordered casually. Anyway, whoever you marry is not married?"

"No, no, that can't be done." Zhao Li was anxious again.

Those three sentences were understood by the villagers in seconds, and hundreds of people retreated in unison, letting out a dozen or so old bachelors.Zhou Qingfeng yelled again: "Zhao Li's family has three members, and the government allocated ten acres to her family. Who wants to marry?"

There are more than a dozen old bachelors, from their thirties to their fifties, and there are all age groups.They were originally here to watch the excitement, and they all yelled 'I, I, I' after hearing Zhou Qingfeng's shouting.

"Choose it yourself." Zhou Qingfeng waved his hand at Mrs. Zhao and Li, and then yelled at the rest of the villagers in a vicious manner: "Don't be ignorant of good and bad, I said that if you want to move the grave, you have to move the grave.

Those who do not move within three days will have their land distribution cancelled.Whoever makes trouble in the dark will see whether my gun is stronger or your brains are harder.Get out of here now! "

The villagers originally came to watch the play, but at this moment they ran away as if they had been pardoned.

Chapter 20 New Weather

The suona at the entrance of the village was ticking, lively and ear-piercing.The children played and booed, circled behind the couple, begging for money.

Zhao Lishi formed a new family with an old bachelor in the village.It is difficult for widows to remarry, and it is inevitable that someone will gossip behind their backs.But this time the special envoy of the president will witness the marriage in person, so it will be fine.

The newly elected village chief laughed and shouted one obeisance to heaven and earth, two obeisances to the government, and three obeisances to Master Zhou.There were no banquets and no firecrackers, and the only way to celebrate was that the whole village was going to build a new house for the new couple.

No one can explain why his heart is so hot, but he just feels that his spirit is different today.Many conflicts that were quarreled and quarreled in the past have disappeared now.

There are too many sufferings, and everyone has to look forward.After all, with so much more land, shared livestock and farm tools, and newly dug wells, life became much easier in an instant.

In addition, the special envoy Mr. Zhou's fierceness is also a factor. If he gives benefits and can control the field, things will be easy to handle.

In the fields outside the village, the sound of suona is also ringing, but what is played is mourning and music.

A few monks and priests came to do things and take care of the customs and emotions of the villagers.After finishing the work, dozens of tombs buried in the ground must be dug up and moved to other places.

The divided land will be connected into blocks, and teamwork should be used as much as possible to improve production efficiency and ensure that it is stronger than doing it alone.This is difficult to manage and needs to be explored.

Zhou Qingfeng issued an order to the new village head, demanding that the affairs of the village be managed, the roads should be repaired, basic public services should be provided, the accounts should be made public, and the cottages should be built.

The new village head is a man in his forties, illiterate, but somewhat capable.He didn't take care of everything, but was very embarrassed, not knowing what to do?

"Don't worry, everything should be discussed with the village and the village. In the future, the central government will lower its work, eliminate incompetent officials, and force local governments to develop desperately. A great journey always begins with thorns."

Zhou Qingfeng patted the new village head on the shoulder as an encouragement.It is impossible for him to stay in the village all the time, and the next step will be to shift to Changping County to implement reforms from a higher perspective.

Not only Changping, but starting from February, all counties around the imperial capital will be taken over by members of the 'Holy Light' team.Because the Political Security Bureau randomly sent people to check the accounts, they arrested all the county magistrates of the counties.

Propaganda media is building up momentum, wantonly denouncing local corruption and malfeasance.The common people don't know what reform is or not, but they applaud the arrest of officials.

The new 'county magistrates' will bring the newly formed 'armed police' to take office. They will not only use means such as digging wells to win over the people's hearts, but also use paramilitary cruelty to eradicate serious diseases in the local area.

According to the practice of the 'Holy Light' team for many years, this two-pronged approach is effective and low-cost for reforming society.As long as we keep the pace of reform, improve a little bit, and improve a bit more, we will always get better and better.

It was rare for Zhou Qingfeng to be patient and work at the grassroots level. Hao Zhanyi, who he wanted to catch but failed to catch, was still active in the imperial capital.The chief detective of Yuan Shikai's Military Law Enforcement Department was very clever, and Zhao Bingjun never caught him.

Just because he wasn't caught doesn't mean he's having a good day. Hao Zhanyi wandered around the overpass at Zhengyangmen, found a teahouse, went in and sat around, looking around.

The Imperial Capital Tianqiao is actually a civilian market, where many entertainers make a living.Because of the high flow of people, the city foxes and rats scurry around, so it is suitable for Hao Zhanyi to mingle among them.

After sitting down for a while, the teahouse waiter came over with a copper pot and asked the guest officer what he wanted to drink.Hao Zhan ordered the pot of 'Biluochun', and asked casually, "What's new in the city recently?"

Teahouses have always been a place for chatting in the market. Merchants traveling from north to south inevitably come here to rest. There are also regular entertainers who come to ask for a meal. The news of the staff is very well-informed.

After receiving the dime from Hao Zhanyi, the clerk happily wiped the tabletop with a rag in his hand, and said with a smile: "The guest officer is born from another place, right?

There are a lot of new things in our capital recently.Not to mention anything else, just talking about this food is new.Ten catties of Spanish mackerel, not common, right?There are now various restaurants in the capital.

The one-foot-long sea cucumber is a nutritious delicacy. In the past, it was only eaten by the palace, and only the rich and powerful could eat it.Now as long as the starting price is paid, ordinary people can eat it.

There are also prawns that are as long as a foot and as big as a child's arm.It is the most popular way to eat Shandong cuisine. It is delicious, sweet, salty and has endless aftertaste.